Soap fans take to Twitter to mourn Sophie Webster's love interest after she passed away from injuries

CORONATION Street viewers were not happy about the shock death of Maddie Heath.

The popular character was killed off in last night's double bill due to the injuries she sustained in the recent explosion.

Maddie Heath died from injuries received in the explosion[ITV]

Her girlfriend, Sophie Webster (played by Brooke Vincent), was left distraught as she watched her partner slip away.

Soap fans instantly took to Twitter to share how gutted they were at the surprise death.

One wrote: "Nooo, I did not see that coming", while another commented "Are you serious? Is she actually dead? Bawling my eyes out!"

Amy Kelly, who played the tearaway, announced that she was quitting her role in February saying she wanted to gain more experience.

Actress Amy Kelly quit the role saying she wanted more experience[ITV]

She said at the time: "I made the decision to leave because I'm young and adventurous and I want to gain more experience and explore and improve my craft. Acting is my passion and I'm excited to see where it takes me.

"I've had the most amazing 18 months and I'll be sad to leave my Corrie family. It's been like a second home, but like all young people, you eventually fly the nest. I can't thank everyone enough who made this, not only possible, but fantastic."

Corrie's executive producer Stuart Blackburn added that it wasn't an easy decision to kill off the character, but added her death will affect the whole Webster family. "I think Amy is an absolutely fantastic actress and Maddie was a great character," he said. She's been spot on from the word go, but you can't do something like this and not have consequences.

"The Websters are right at the heart of this. I've also been banging on for ages about how good Brooke Vincent is. I think people forget - they just think, 'Oh it's Sophie Webster, she's been in it for ages'".